Lot 82 Canada 1899 12c Cross Border Registered AR Rate Cover, mailed from Montréal to New Orleans on AUG.9 (squared circle precursor free strike) to New Orleans (AUG.13 receiver on front) through New York (faint AUG.10 transit on back), franked with a 2c purple QV Numeral and pair 5c QV Numerals (stamps have faults), paying 2c postage, 5c registration and 5c AR fee. Overall aging, edge and backflap tears, still a very rare cover and early use of the AR service in Canada, with only a handful recorded in the Victorian era (mostly Small Queen covers). Estimate C$1,000.
Auction #43
The Daniel Cantor Collection of Canada Queen Victoria Leaf and Numeral Stamps and Postal History, October 27, 2022
Lot 46, Canada 1902 seven cent olive yellow Queen Victoria Numeral, XF NH
Lot 46 Canada #81 1902 7c Olive Yellow Queen Victoria Numeral, mint never hinged, fresh with large balanced margins, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2007 Greene Foundation certificate and a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as “XF-Sup 95J”. Unitrade CV$900.
Lot 60, Canada 1899 2c on 3c carmine Queen Victoria Leaf provisional surcharge, XF NH
Lot 60 Canada #87 1899 2c on 3c Carmine Queen Victoria Leaf Provisional Surcharge, mint never hinged, fresh and well centered, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2019 PSE certificate grading it as “XF-Sup 95”. Unitrade CV$90.